Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.4° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
3.5
ESE
8
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
34
24
22
42
33
68
106
145
224
2
2
2
2
1475
1035
1218
1013
882
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
40
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM3.40m
2:40AM3.57m
3:04PM3.36m
3:18AM3.48m
3:40PM3.25m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.22m
8:54AM0.04m
9:07PM0.22m
9:32AM0.21m
9:48PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
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15
Feels °C
11
9
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9
6
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8
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